Wilbur John Carr - People - Department History
Wilbur John Carr (1870–1942)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: New York
State of Residence: New York
- Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: July 1, 1924
Entry on Duty: July 1, 1924
Termination of Appointment: March 6, 1933- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 3, 1925.
- Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: March 6, 1933
Entry on Duty: March 7, 1933
Termination of Appointment: July 28, 1937 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Czechoslovakia)
Appointed: July 13, 1937
Presentation of Credentials: September 16, 1937
Termination of Mission: German forces occupied Praha on March 15, 1939- Carr closed the Legation in Praha on March 21, 1939, and left post on April 6, 1939.